Bill Ford Jr.: Michigan needs to 'lean into' churning out more software developers

Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Co., during a news conference at Michigan Central Station in Detroit on Friday. (Jeff Kowalsky\/Bloomberg/Bloomberg)

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Crain's Detroit Business

February 06, 2022 05:00 AM

DETROIT -- Michigan "desperately" needs more software developers to compete in a fast-changing auto industry racing to develop self-driving vehicles and new mobility innovations, Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. said.

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